“There is no form of degradation, humiliation, torture, or abuse that pornography hasn’t sexualized, and racism is no exception.”
When asked, “How do you know a guy likes you?,” an 8th grade girl replied: “He still wants to talk to you after you [give him oral sex].” A male high school student said to a girl: “If you [give me oral sex] I’ll give you a kiss.”
But I was so tired of being ashamed, and I was so tired of it sucking up my life and compromising my relationships that I finally forced myself to admit it to another person.
Learn about different therapy styles, finding the right therapist, and the healing process to improve your life and relationships.
The sexual shame consumers experience and the sexual themes that arouse them may have important clues to tell them about their story and the path to healing.
The problematic sexual choices people make and the unwanted sexual fantasies they pursue are not random. They are a direct reflection of the parts of their story that remain unaddressed. Here are 3 key predictors of pornography use you can heal to stop the demand.
“I Googled what I should do as the girlfriend of someone struggling with porn. Everything I read said since we were not married, I should just break up with him. This just wasn’t good enough for me.”
There is plenty of room for change in the porn industry, but even if extensive improvements did take place, research still shows the harms of porn itself and its deep connection to sex trafficking.
If you’re someone who isn’t ready or willing to date someone who has struggled, that’s okay. Here at Fight the New Drug, we believe fighting against shame is part of the fight against porn.
What’s consumed in porn is often processed as reality—seared into memory as an unforgettable picture of what sex is and should be at its ideal. But what if those images, although perfectly crafted and powerfully convincing, aren’t an accurate or healthy depiction of reality at all?
This 2021 survey from the UK found that an estimated 99.3% of female respondents reported being repeatedly subjected to sexual violence including assaults, harassment, and rape.
As our collective society aims to fight against women’s victimization, it also defends an industry that victimizes women on an unimaginable scale.
